This report examines teams strength of schedule, comparing the difficulty before and after this week. The top ranked defense has a rank of 1, the bottom ranked defense a rank of 32.
| Team | Opponents BEFORE this week |
W16 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bills | 15.4 | NE (24) | 32.0 | 16.6 | Much Easier | 20.0 |
| Raiders | 15.6 | DEN (9) | 30.0 | 14.4 | Much Easier | 20.0 |
| Steelers | 17.4 | NO (4) | 31.0 | 13.6 | Much Easier | 14.0 |
| Chiefs | 14.4 | SEA (12) | 27.0 | 12.6 | Much Easier | 7.5 |
| Redskins | 16.7 | TEN (8) | 29.0 | 12.3 | Much Easier | 9.5 |
| Patriots | 16.8 | BUF (5) | 28.0 | 11.2 | Much Easier | 7.5 |
| Buccaneers | 16.1 | DAL (6) | 26.0 | 9.9 | Much Easier | 4.0 |
| Jets | 14.2 | GB (23) | 24.0 | 9.8 | Much Easier | 20.5 |
| Falcons | 15.6 | CAR (19) | 25.0 | 9.4 | Much Easier | 16.0 |
| Lions | 15.7 | MIN (1) | 23.0 | 7.3 | Easier | 3.0 |
| Rams | 14.9 | ARI (13) | 22.0 | 7.1 | Easier | 21.0 |
| 49ers | 16.1 | CHI (7) | 21.0 | 4.9 | About Same | 9.5 |
| Cowboys | 16.9 | TB (25) | 20.0 | 3.1 | About Same | 19.5 |
| Jaguars | 16.4 | MIA (32) | 18.0 | 1.6 | About Same | 23.5 |
| Packers | 14.4 | NYJ (28) | 16.0 | 1.6 | About Same | 17.5 |
| Eagles | 14.0 | HOU (18) | 15.0 | 1.0 | About Same | 19.5 |
| Saints | 18.8 | PIT (10) | 19.0 | 0.2 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Ravens | 18.0 | LAC (3) | 17.0 | -1.0 | About Same | 14.0 |
| Titans | 15.8 | WAS (15) | 14.0 | -1.8 | About Same | 17.5 |
| Seahawks | 15.0 | KC (30) | 13.0 | -2.0 | About Same | 26.0 |
| Texans | 15.1 | PHI (29) | 11.0 | -4.1 | About Same | 28.5 |
| Cardinals | 16.7 | LAR (21) | 12.0 | -4.7 | About Same | 23.5 |
| Bengals | 15.7 | CLE (17) | 10.0 | -5.7 | Harder | 22.0 |
| Chargers | 18.7 | BAL (2) | 9.0 | -9.7 | Much Harder | 16.0 |
| Giants | 16.7 | IND (14) | 6.0 | -10.7 | Much Harder | 11.0 |
| Colts | 18.8 | NYG (20) | 8.0 | -10.8 | Much Harder | 13.0 |
| Vikings | 18.5 | DET (16) | 7.0 | -11.5 | Much Harder | 24.0 |
| Panthers | 17.0 | ATL (26) | 4.0 | -13.0 | Much Harder | 15.0 |
| Dolphins | 18.1 | JAX (11) | 5.0 | -13.1 | Much Harder | 6.0 |
| Browns | 17.3 | CIN (31) | 2.0 | -15.3 | Much Harder | 20.0 |
| Broncos | 18.9 | OAK (27) | 3.0 | -15.9 | Much Harder | 22.0 |
| Bears | 18.5 | SF (22) | 1.0 | -17.5 | Much Harder | 22.5 |
Filed Under: 2018, w16
